Little League World Series (West Region)

West Region
Most recent season or competition:; 2024 Little League World Series qualification
Formerly	West Region (pre-split)
Sport	Baseball
Founded	2001; 23 years ago
No. of teams	4
Country	United States
Most recent; champion(s)	Central East Maui Little League, Wailuku, Hawaii
Most titles	Southern California (10) Honolulu Little League Honolulu, Hawaii (3)

The West Region is one of ten United States regions that currently send teams to the Little League World Series, the largest youth baseball competition in the world. The region's participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957, when it was known as the West Region. However, when the LLWS was expanded in 2001 from eight teams (four U.S. teams and four "International" teams from the rest of the world) to 16 teams (eight U.S. and eight International), the former West Region was split into the Northwest Region and a new West Region. The West Region headquarters is in San Bernardino, California.

The West Region is made up of four districts in three states.

Arizona
California (Split into "Northern" and "Southern")
Hawaii

Wyoming was a member of the region from 2002 to 2006. During that time, Hawaii was in the Northwest Region. New Mexico was a part of the region in 2001, but was put in the Southwest Region the following year.

Following the 2021 LLWS, Utah and Nevada has been moved to a newly created Mountain Region. The latter region is one of the two new U.S. regions to be created as part of a planned expansion of the LLWS from 16 to 20 teams. This expansion was originally scheduled to occur for 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Regional championship

The list below lists each state's participant in the Little League West Region Tournament. That year's winner is indicated in green. The 2008 Waipahu, 2009 Chula Vista, and 2011 Ocean View teams went on to win the World Series.

2001

Year	Arizona	Northern California	Southern California	Hawaii	Nevada	New Mexico	Utah
2001	San Xavier LL San Xavier	Los Gatos LL Los Gatos	Oceanside American LL Oceanside	ʻEwa Beach LL ʻEwa Beach	Green Valley LL Henderson	Eastdale LL Albuquerque	Taylorsville LL Taylorsville

2002–2005

In 2002, some Little League regions were realigned. This resulted in Wyoming joining the West Region, Hawaii moving to the Northwest Region, and New Mexico becoming part of the Southwest Region.

Year	Arizona	Northern California	Southern California	Nevada	Utah	Wyoming
2002	Arrowhead LL Glendale	Aptos LL Aptos	West Anaheim LL Anaheim	Peccole LL Las Vegas	Taylorsville LL Taylorsville	Laramie LL Laramie
2003	Chandler National LL Chandler	Lakeside LL Granite Bay/Loomis	Vineyard LL Rancho Cucamonga	Green Valley LL Henderson	No representative^[a]	Laramie LL Laramie
2004	Deer Valley LL Glendale/Peoria	Visalia National LL Visalia	Conejo Valley East LL Thousand Oaks	Green Valley LL Henderson	Taylorsville LL Taylorsville	Gillette LL Gillette
2005	Chandler National LL Chandler	Tracy National LL Tracy	Rancho Buena Vista LL Vista	Peccole LL Las Vegas	Snow Canyon LL Santa Clara	Gillette LL Gillette

^[a] Before the start of the regional tournament, Utah's state champions were disqualified for participating in a non-sanctioned tournament prior to the start of the state tournament. The state's runner-up, who had lost the championship game by forfeit, were awarded the title. However, they would also be disqualified later for the same reason. Little League officials, after failing to find another replacement team on such short notice, decided the regional tournament would have to take place without a team from Utah.^[2]

2006–2021

In 2006, Hawaii returned to compete in the West Region, while Wyoming was moved to the Northwest Region.

Year	Arizona	Northern California	Southern California	Hawaii	Nevada	Utah
2006	Ahwatukee American LL Phoenix	River Park LL Fresno	Northridge City LL Northridge	Waipio LL Waipahu	Lone Mountain LL Las Vegas	Snow Canyon LL Santa Clara
2007	Chandler National LL Chandler	Moreland District LL San Jose	Solana Beach LL Solana Beach	Waipio LL Waipahu	Green Valley LL Henderson	Snow Canyon LL Santa Clara
2008	Arrowhead LL Glendale	Pleasanton American LL Pleasanton	Aliso Viejo National LL Aliso Viejo	Waipio LL Waipahu	Paseo Verde LL Henderson	Cedar American LL Cedar City
2009	Arrowhead LL Glendale	Lakeside LL Granite Bay/Loomis	Park View LL Chula Vista	Central East Maui LL Wailuku	Legacy LL Las Vegas	Cedar American LL Cedar City
2010	North Scottsdale LL Scottsdale	Napa National LL Napa	Ocean View LL Huntington Beach	Waipio LL Waipahu	Mountain Ridge LL Las Vegas	Washington LL Washington
2011	Rio Rico LL Rio Rico	Red Bluff LL Red Bluff	Ocean View LL Huntington Beach	Central East Maui LL Wailuku	Silverado LL Las Vegas	Washington LL Washington
2012	Rincon LL Tucson	Petaluma National LL Petaluma	Orange LL Orange	Nānākuli LL Waianae	Cheyenne LL North Las Vegas	Cedar National LL Cedar City
2013	Chandler National South LL Chandler	Belmont-Redwood Shores LL Belmont	Eastlake LL Chula Vista	Central East Maui LL Wailuku	Mountain Ridge LL Las Vegas	Dixie LL St. George
2014	Chandler National North LL Chandler	Pacifica American LL Pacifica	Encinitas LL Encinitas	Honolulu LL Honolulu	Mountain Ridge LL Las Vegas	Dixie LL St. George
2015	Chandler National North LL Chandler	Cambrian Park LL San Jose	Sweetwater Valley LL Bonita	Waipio LL Waipahu	Paseo Verde LL Henderson	Snow Canyon LL Santa Clara
2016	Cactus Foothills South LL Cave Creek	Vacaville Central LL Vacaville	Park View LL Chula Vista	Central East Maui LL Wailuku	Mountain Ridge LL Las Vegas	Snow Canyon LL Santa Clara
2017	Chandler National North LL Chandler	Canyon Creek LL San Ramon	Santa Margarita National LL Rancho Santa Margarita	Hilo LL Hilo	Summerlin South LL Las Vegas	Dixie LL St. George
2018	Sunnyside LL Tucson	Tri-City LL Rocklin	Park View LL Chula Vista	Honolulu LL Honolulu	Silverado West LL Las Vegas	Dixie LL St. George
2019	Sunnyside LL Tucson	Maidu LL Roseville	Sweetwater Valley LL Bonita	Central East Maui LL Wailuku	Paseo Verde LL Henderson	Washington LL Washington
2020	Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Queen Creek LL Queen Creek	Petaluma National LL Petaluma	Torrance LL Torrance	Honolulu LL Honolulu	Summerlin South LL Las Vegas	Washington LL Washington

2022–present

In 2022, Nevada and Utah joined the newly formed Mountain region.

Year	Arizona	Northern California	Southern California	Hawaii
2022	Sidewinder LL Peoria	Tri-City LL Rocklin	Glendora American LL Glendora	Honolulu LL Honolulu
2023	Canyon View LL Tucson	Bollinger Canyon LL San Ramon	El Segundo LL El Segundo	Hilo LL Hilo
2024	Litchfield Park LL Litchfield Park	Land Park Pacific LL Sacramento	Eastvale LL Eastvale	Central East Maui LL Wailuku

LLWS results

As of the 2024 Little League World Series.

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2001	Oceanside American LL	Oceanside	U.S. semifinal	3–1
2002	Aptos LL	Aptos	Group stage	1–2
2003	National LL	Chandler	U.S. semifinal	3–1
2004	Conejo Valley LL	Thousand Oaks	Runner-up	5–1
2005	Rancho Buena Vista LL	Vista	3rd place	5–1
2006	Ahwatukee American LL	Phoenix	Group stage	2–1
2007	National LL	Chandler	U.S. semifinal	2–2
2008	Waipio LL	Waipio	Champions	6–0
2009	Park View LL	Chula Vista	Champions	5–1
2010	Waipio LL	Waipahu	Runner-up	4–2
2011	Ocean View LL	Huntington Beach	Champions	5–1
2012	Petaluma National LL	Petaluma	3rd place	5–2
2013	Eastlake LL	Chula Vista	Runner-up	4–1
2014^[a]	Mountain Ridge LL	Las Vegas	Runner-up	3–2
2015	Sweetwater Valley LL	Bonita	U.S. semifinal	3–2
2016	Park View LL	Chula Vista	Round 2	1–2
2017	Santa Margarita National LL	Rancho Santa Margarita	Round 2	1–2
2018	Honolulu LL	Honolulu	Champions	5–0
2019	Central East Maui LL	Wailuku	4th place	3–2
2020	LLWS not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021^[b]	Honolulu LL	Honolulu	3rd place	4–1
2021^[b]	Torrance LL	Torrance	Round 4	2–2
2022	Honolulu LL	Honolulu	Champions	6–0
2023	El Segundo LL	El Segundo	Champions	6–1
2024	Central East Maui LL	Wailuku	Round 4	3–2

^ Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas, Nevada, was retroactively given the U.S. title when Jackie Robinson West Little League from Chicago, Illinois, was found to have fielded ineligible players.
^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League International did not invite teams from outside the U.S. to the LLWS in 2021. Instead, the top two teams in each U.S. region qualified.

Results by state

As of the 2024 Little League World Series. Italics indicates the state is no longer a member of the West Region.

State	West Championships	Record in LLWS	PCT
Southern California	10	40–15	.727
Hawaii	7	31–7	.816
Arizona	3	7–4	.636
Northern California	2	6–4	.600
Nevada	1	3–2	.600
Utah	0	0–0	–
Total	23	87–32	.731

References

^ "Little League Baseball and Little League Softball World Series to Expand in 2021". Little League Baseball. Little League International. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
^ "2003 Little League Baseball West Region Tournament". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

External links

Official site

[3] Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas, Nevada, was retroactively given the U.S. title when Jackie Robinson West Little League from Chicago, Illinois, was found to have fielded ineligible players.

[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League International did not invite teams from outside the U.S. to the LLWS in 2021. Instead, the top two teams in each U.S. region qualified.

[1] "Little League Baseball and Little League Softball World Series to Expand in 2021". Little League Baseball. Little League International. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

[2] "2003 Little League Baseball West Region Tournament". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

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